Bottle-seal.



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No. 896,095. Y PATENTED AUG. ,18, 1908.

H. E. SEWIN. BOTTLE SEAL'.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 30, 1907.

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HERBERT E. ERWIN, Ol" TOBACCO, hlCNlUUlx'Y.

BOTTLE-SEAL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT E. ERWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tobacco, in the county ofv Calloway and Sta-te of Kentucky,have iiivented-a new and useful Bottle-Seal, of which the following is aspeciication. y

This invention relates to a bottle seal and label designed to protectmani'ifactui-eriJ and proprietors of compounds and other bottled.preparations from fraudulent persons who refill empty bottles ofpeculiar form, or whichs contain the name of the owner, preparationshape desired,

or both blown on the bottle, with'an inferior preparation andv marketthese counterfeit productions as genuine.

YTo this end, the invention consists of a thin strip of glass of lesswidth than the bottle, attached at one end only to a side of a bottlenear the bottom and extending above the mouth thereof; the extendingportion, after the bottle is filled and corked, is caused to bend downover the stopper by softening the strip at a suitable point by means ofheat. The'nanie of the proprietor or manufacturer,

. or the naine of the preparation may be impressed -on the strip insteadof the bottle, and

as the strip is destroyed when the lbottle is opened, the bottle cannotbe used lagain without detection.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure `l is a perspective view of ai4bottle with the seal and label attached as it appears before opening.Fig. 2 is a front view of a bottle with the-seal and label attachedready for i'illing. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3 with theseal bent over the mouth'of the bottle. 'Fig 5is a perspective view of the seal and label before it is attached to thebottle. Fig.v 6 is a perspective view of a seal and label used withround bottles. Fig. way of attaching the seal and label to the bottle.

Similar numerals of reference indicate the sanie parts on all thefigures.

'lhe bottle 1 may be blown of any size or to which-is attached on oneside and preferably near the bottom of the bottle, one end ota thinstrip of glass 2 of less width than the bottle and extending from itspoint of attachment thereon close' to or iii contact witlu-the tbody,shoulder and neck of vthe bottle, toll-,i suitable distanceSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 30,

7 is a detail view illustrating one i yPatented Aug. is, 190s. i907.serial No. 365,579.

i above its inouth. rPhe glass strip 2 is preferably reduced in widthwherey it lies against the neck, then enlarging above to forni aeircular end 3 which is intended to overlie the cork or other forni ofclosure. 'lhe shape of the strip 2 however is not material, it may takethe forni of a narrow strip of equal width from end to end, or it may bemade of a glass rod; the essence of the invention consists iii fasteninga detachable glassstrip to a bottle on one side and extending it up theside aiml above its niouth.

The seal and label strip 2 is attached to the bottle at the time ofmanufacture and while forni of attachmentis re resented in Fig. 7.v

lVhen the bottle is molt ed a slight de 'ression 4 is made-in vther'side ofthe bott e in which the turiiedei'id 5 of the seal and. labelstrip 2 is inserted. The bottle and strip being in a soft condition'atthe time, the parts will join very readil After the bottle has beeniilled and corled, the strip is softened by anysuitable means, a blowpipe for instance, at the mouth of the bottle, and the upper end bent orturned over the corkl asrepresented in Figs. l and 4. When the bottle isto be opened, the strip is broken oil at or near its 'attachment to thebottle and thrown away, thereby destroying the identity of the bottleand preventing it from being reiilled and sold as an originalpreparation.

To enable the strip 2 tobe separated from the bottle without leaving.jagged and sharp l edges which would be a serious menace to the hands ofthe person holding the bottle, a notch 6 is vcut in the under side-ofthe labelv close to the bottleas shown in Fig. 4, by any suitable tool,after the bottle has been filled and sealed, to weaken the strip -atthat point so that when broken off a clean smooth sur* face willreinaiii without any sharp edges projecting from the side ofthe bottle.

For round bottles, the labels will be curved concentric with the bottleas in Fig. 6 until it reaches the necltol" the bottle which with theseal will be llat. The curved labels if attached for their l'ull Widthto the bottle would, from their shape be diliieult to break olf, so toovercome this dilliculty a narrow projection 7 is l'ornied on the bottomol'v the label which is. attached to the bottle in the l mannerheretofore described.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A bottlehavinor a seal consisting of a thin broad strip of g ass attached at oneend by a weakened joint to the side of a bottle near the bottom andextending above the mouth of the same, a space being left betweenseparated from it by an air s ace, said strip belng weakened at itspoint o lattachment to insure removal of the entire strip when thebottle is iinsealed.

3; A bottle having a seal consisting of a thin strip of glass bent atits lower end and welded to the side of a bottle near its bottom andseparated from said side by an air s ace and having a notch made acrossthe we ded joint to form a breaking point, the upper end of said stripextending above themouth of the bottle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto alixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT E. ERWIN.

Witnesses: i A. D. THOMPSON, VIRGIL MCLEAN.

